Atlantic Shark Institute

An 8-foot shark was found on the beach at Watch Hill in Westerly, Rhode Island, surprising beachgoers walking the sandy shore.

Though the waters around Massachusetts are probably still too cold for most of us to jump in and swim, the sharks seem to think things are warming up around here. Earlier this month the Atlantic Shark Institute in Wakefield, RI began their field season, tagging three white sharks in just a few days. Now the ...

It's been a busy summer in Rhode Island waters for shark sightings and the season is just gearing up. Is this the summer you actually see a shark in real life?

The waters off Rhode Island's coastline seem to be teeming with great white sharks and one local research group is pretty excited about it.

And here's what that means for the SouthCoast.